The rockpile was the founding landmark for the town of Gillette, and is now the home of the region's history.

You might recognize this historic Oregon mansion from its appearance in 'The Goonies.'

This open-pit mine is now an abandoned symbol of Bisbee's copper-mining heritage.

One of the last surviving buildings of a once large and thriving Chinatown.

The only United States mine for magnesium carbonate has been operating continuously since the 1930s.

This magnificent natural sandstone bridge is one of the largest in the world and is an iconic symbol for Lake Powell.

The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.

Known as the “Official Greeter of Juneau,” this dog still welcomes ships and their passengers to Alaska.

A whale of a public art display towers atop Juneau's cruise ship dock.

A 30-mile-long glacially-carved canyon leads to a massive pair of glaciers.

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

Ruins of the original wooden flume that carried water to Virginia City are still visible high on the Virginia Range.

The museum is housed inside the historic 1863 Carson City Mint.

The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.

Send a postcard while vacationing with Satan.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

This mile marker stands at the unofficial end of a highway built to defend the United States from a Japanese invasion during World War II.

Explore more than 130,000 new and used books in the "world's largest outdoor bookstore."

Decor at “Nevada’s Oldest Thirst Parlor” includes Raquel Welch's brassiere hanging from a stuffed moose head.

The ruins of a military outpost from the 1860s form the centerpiece of a Nevada state park.

Once a staging site for World War II munitions.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.